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Social Worker - Children in Care and Care Leavers

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Halton Borough Council (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time, Flexible hours

Enhanced DBS check required

£37,024 - £48,421 (advertised salary is inclusive of a market supplement - please see advert for more detail)

37 hours


Here at Halton we are committed to supporting Social Workers to achieve their aspirations and you will have real opportunities for further promotion and training, as the Council is keen to develop advanced practitioners and also future leaders.

Halton offer a bespoke and nurturing ASYE programme for newly qualified workers through our Social Work Academy. This includes a protected caseload, dedicated time for study, a tailored training package and additional reflective supervisions. You will be allocated an ASYE assessor who works alongside you and your line manager to ensure you are supported throughout your first year in practice and beyond.

The Social Work Academy supports our experienced practitioners also, and we offer the opportunity for progression and continued professional development which includes a focus on your development including opportunities to become a practice educator, work with our local universities on delivering course material to student and progression to advanced practitioner. We have strong links to our local Universities and we offer specialist training and membership of Research in Practice. We aim to support you throughout your career whether you want to progress through a specialism, management pathways or teaching.

At Halton, we have a well-established, settled and experienced Senior Leadership Team and the Children in Care Team has a nurturing and very experienced Service Manager who ensures our children at the centre of our decision making.

We are a learning and developing authority and we have the full support from our Executive Director and Director of Children’s Services.

To apply for this post you must be a qualified social worker ideally with post qualifying experience within a statutory children’s social care setting, along with knowledge and understanding of working with children in care and care leavers and our key partners as a corporate parent. Full Social Work Qualification is required. In addition, this post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure, a UK driving licence and access to a vehicle os required and Social Work England Registration.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Lyndsey Ratcliffe (Service Manager Children in Care and Care Leavers) on 0151 511 8594

Interviews will be held: 18/12/2024

The Market Supplement applicable to the advertised role is as follows: 

For salaries of HBC 7 and HBC8 - £2,710 per annum

For salaries of HBC 9 - £3,710 per annum

Market Supplement's may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk


Closing date: Mon 15/12/2025 at 23:59
Job reference: CHI/24/297400
Vacancy downloads:

Self-disclosure-flowchart-1024x576.pdf

Completing_Your_Application_Form_Guidance.pdf

HBC_VALUES_FRAMEWORK_V2.pdf

Social_Worker_Children_-_JobProfile.pdf

Advanced_Social_Worker_Job_Profile.pdf

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